.vimrc

set encoding=utf-8
" tab stuff
set tabstop=4         " tab = 4
set shiftwidth=4      " indentation width
set softtabstop=4     " makes spaces feel like tabs
set expandtab         " inserts softtabstop number of spaces
autocmd FileType make setlocal noexpandtab " make files must use tabs

" search stuff
set hlsearch          " highlight the text matching the search pattern
set incsearch         " incremental search (as you type results)
" Disable highlight when <leader><cr> is pressed
map <silent> <leader><cr> :noh<cr>

set autoread        " automatically read updated files
set history=700     " long command history

set nowrap          " dont wrap text at screen width
syntax on           " color highlighting on

set wildmenu                 " tab completion for commands behaviour
set wildignore=*.o,*~,*.pyc  " Ignore compiled files

set showmatch   " when inserting a bracket, jump to the matching
set mat=2       " time for the jump i .1 seconds

" Turn backup off
set nobackup
set nowritebackup
set noswapfile

" edit new file without saving
set hidden

" enabling forever undo in fixed directory
if has("persistent_undo")
    set undodir=~/.vim/undo/
    set undofile
endif

" delete trailing white space when saving
autocmd FileType * autocmd BufWritePre <buffer> :%s/\s\+$//e